March 27

Registration and Networking

Opening Session

Focusing on Bioeconomy Chair(s): Emmanuel Koukios, Head -

Rolling out the actions for European bio-economy

The new strategy and action plan Speaker(s): Maive Rute, Director

Summary and key messages

From the “Bioeconomy in Action - Policy and Partnering Conference” Speaker(s): Lene Lange, Director of Research

Innovation in Agriculture

Key for partnership Speaker(s): Tassos Haniotis, Director

European Technology Platforms

Cooperation in Bioeconomy Speaker(s): Karin Metzlaff, Executive Director

Refreshment break

Session: The Value Chains within Bio-Economy

Chair(s): Erik Bisgaard Madsen, Associate Dean -

The value chain within plant-based production

Speaker(s): Harald Mauser, Head

The value chain within animal-based production

Speaker(s): Jais Valeur, Executive Vice President

Optimizing Fisheries

Food, Health and the Bioeconomy

Speaker(s): Andrew Morgan, Chief Scientist

Biobased fuels and energy

Biorefinery as a mean to change biomass to high value products Speaker(s): Charles Nielsen, Head of R&D

Bioeconomy in a Danish perspective

Speaker(s): Mette Gjerskov, Minister

Lunch

Panel Discussion: From Green resources to green products

Chair(s): Krzysztof Maruszewski, Director - Speaker(s): Arnaud Petit, Director , Maurice Moloney, Director , Stanisław Bielecki, Professor and Rector , Sven Panke, Professor

Session: Partnering, entrepreneurship and innovation

Chair(s): Claus Hviid Christensen, Chairman of Board for the Danish Council for Research Policy and Senior Manager - Speaker(s): C.D. (Kees) de Gooijer, Director , Christophe Luguel, Head of International Affairs , Harma Albering, Manager

Short break

Panel Discussion: Building Global Bioeconomy

Chair(s): Patrick Cunningham, Professor and Chief Scientific Adviser - Speaker(s): Ben Durham, Director , Eduardo Trigo, Scientific Adviser , Mikhail P. Kirpichnikov, Head of Higher Attestation Commission , Stephen Morgan Jones, Director General , Zhang Yi, Deputy Division Chief

Closing remarks

Speaker(s): Maive Rute, Director

Reception/networking